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H. M. LIPPER May 2 1931. HEADGEAR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE sum 7 18,081

Original Filed April 11, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 H. M. LIPPER HEADGEAR' AND METHOD OF MAKING THE sun 3 SheetQ-Sheet 2 ori inal Fild A ril '11. 1929 May 26, 1931.

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PATENT orrlca 1 mm, or ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, ABSIGNOR IJIPgER UNPLU- TUBING oonm, A; CORPORATION 01' PENNSYLVANIA I mm AND IE'IHOD OI THE Original Io. 1,710,560, dated July 9, 1989, Serial No. 854,181, med April-11, 1828. Application for reissue fled February 8, 1931. Serial No. 518,238.

Myinvention relates to headdress, particularly for womens wear, whereby the wearer may form, shapeand assemble a hat directliy upon her head so as to form a finished hea dress having all the characteristic appearance of a permanently shaped and assembled hat, but capable of being remounted and assembled at will, by the wearer, to fit any size head, and being generally soft and limp and 10 having its shape retained when mounted or asresults althou sembled upon the head, solely by the contour of the head of the wearer.

My invention further relates to a novel method of making a head-gear or head-dress of the character stated.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable g it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my inview taken generally in side elevation, illusvention consists can'be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters indicate like parts, Figure 1 represents a rear perspective view of my novel head gear, mounted upon the head of the wearer, before it is assembled.

Figure 2 represents a perspective view, taken generally in side elevation, showing the first step or stage in the assemblingor wrapping of the hat embodying my invention.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the same, taken generally in rear elevation,

illustrating the 'second step in the wrapping of the novel hat embodying my invention.

Figure 4 represents a similar perspective {rating the third step in the wrapping of the Figure 5 represents a similar perspective view, illustrating the fourth stepin the wrapping or assembling of the novel but embodyin my invention. p

Figure 6 represents a similar perspective view, showin the" fifth step in the wrapping of my novel at.

, Figure 7 shows a rear perspective view of invention is adapted to be made.

Figure 10 represents a' similar top plan view of a blank (partly broken away) illustrating the second step in the making of the same.- I

Figure 11 represents a top plan view, in

perspective, showing the formation of the terminal head-pocket portion.

Figure 12 represents a section generally on of the terminal head-pocket of the two streamers formed thereon.

Figure 13 represents a top plan view ofa blank (partly broken away) similar to that shown in Figure 9, illustrating an alternative method of forming the same.

Fi re 14 represents a top lan view of a blan of a modified construct1on embodying my invention.

Figure 15 represents a top plan view of the completed head gear of the modified construction formed of the blank shown in Figure 14. Y

My invention consists generally of a head gear formed ofa relatively limp and elastic textile fabric, including a generally elongated body composed of a terminal head-pocket portion and a pair of elongated streamers extending from said head-pocket portion to the opposed end of the body.

y In carrying out my invention, the head gear of my novel construction is formed of an elastic andyet limp textile fabric, preferably a knitted textile fabric of any suitable material, including the generally crown-shaped head pocket portion 21 at the front end of the head gear and the pair of rearwardly line 1212 of Figurell showing the relation i tion 24. v

The free ends of the two streamers 22 and. 23 may then be secured to each other and to Thephead gear of my novel construction is applied to the head of the wearer in themaninclusive of the drawings. Thusthe front terminal pocket portion 21 is first fitted over or drawn over the head of the wearer as smooth crown portion of the completely assemble'd head dress, by reason of the elastic character of the fabric.

The twoelongated and rearwardly extendingstreamers-22 and-23ers then crossed at .the back of the head as indicated in Figures 'and43 and drawn forwardly as indicated in 1 y Y 11 front, the streams 22 and 23 are again crossed as indicated in Figure 5 and are extended rearwardly around the base of the crown ortion or head pocket portion 21, so as to cm a generally enlarged rim por- V the'body of therim portion 24, by means of any suitable fastening device, such as a clasp Jo'r in25. e novel head gear embod ing my invention may be formed in severa ways, to produce the body-having the front crown-shaped head-pocket portion and the rearwardly ex-' tending streamers. Thusthe front pocket portion may be formed of a relatively wide, flat blank portion 26, which continues rearwardly in the two narrower and enerally tapering streamers 22 and 23, as i l ustrated in Fi e 9. In orderto form the crownshape i head pocket portion 21, theentire front ed 27 of the b ank rtion 26 is suitably gat ered as indicate at 28- in Figure 10, along the line indicated generallyby the numeral 29. This produces a knot 80 at the front of the head-pocket portion 21. The

two opposed'edges 31 and 32 of the wide. blank portion 26., may then lie stitched or V sewed together for a short distance (about an inch or so) below the knot 30, so as to form a deeper head-pocket 21, as indicated more particularly in Fi res 11 and 12.. The

1 short seamed portion be ow the knot 30 is indicatedin Figures 11 and 12 by the numeral 33.. 1 The blank shown in Figure 9 is preferably knitted integrally on a flat knitting machine or other suitable machine, beginning with the upper 27. Thus from the point 34 on down to e ends of the streamers, the knitting is divided into two, and the twoseparate 'ner indicated particularly in Figures l to 8.

manner similar to that illustrated in Figres on shown in Figures 1 .and 2, pro'ducingthe' 31 and 32 for a short the blank has silient so as not: only to pro portions or 23 are then I gradually narrowed down to their lower ends.

.- If desired the same type of blank as n- I lustrated in Figure 9, may be formed by merely sewing together two streamers, as indicated inFigure 13. Thus in this modified construction the streamers 22 and 23 are merel stitched or sewed to ether along a me 'an line 35, for a suitable length, up to the dividing point 34. Thereafter the head-pocket portion 21 may beformed in a 9 to 12 inclusive, by gatherin in the t nerally by the numeral 29, so as to form the 0t 30, and seaming together the side edges 'stance immediately ad'aeent to or below the knot-30.

Figures 14 and 15 I have illustrated a further modified method of making mgovel head hgear embod this 'modi cation, a sin le continuous band 36,

, and it may be s milar- 90 tinuous manner, with the two ends 37 and 38 4 my invention.

constitutes the bla 1y knitted on a'flat knitting machine'in a con-' thereof narrow and the center 39 thereof slightly wider so as to produce the two halves tapering. down from the centerfto the opposed ends. The blank 36 is' then gathered 1n as indicated b the dotted lines 40. After n' thered in to form the generall knot ape portion 41,. the

edges 42 an 43 are sewed together to form the seams 44 and 45 respectively belowand above the knotportion 41 of the completed head gear, as'shownin Figure 15. The seam 44 be ow the knot portion 41 is relatively short (about an inch or so) and is provided so as to produce a deeper head-pocket portion 5 21. The seam 45 is sufliciently long to 'pro duce the desired length of head-pocket portion.

In either one of the several methods shown In ei er 0 the above embodiments of my 5 invention, thefabric is preferabl knitted so the blank shown in Figure 9,

the. streamers 22 and 23 being knitted to shape, their longitudinal edges will be sel- VII and will not unravel or fray.

e head gear embodying my invention,.

described hereinabove possesses the unique advantage of; being c apable of'fittin any head size, of bein" capable of being's aped to any head and o 'belng light, limp. and re ucea very. comfortable head dress, but one which will be artistic and may be assembled upon the head of the wearer in a way to simulate a permanently formed or shapedliat.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without dearting from the spirit or essential attrigutes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiments to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to-the foregoing description to indicate the scope" of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I hereby claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A head gear formed of generally limp and .elastic knitted fabric, including a headpocket portion adapted to fit snugly over the head of the wearer to form the crown of the assembled head dress and a generally elonated streamer portion at least approximatey twice as long as the head-pocket portion and extending from an end thereof, adapted periphery of said .headocket portion to orm the rim of the assem led head dress.

5. A head gear comprising a nerally elongated body formed of genera 1y limp and transversely elastic knitted fabric, including a head-pocket portion adapted to fit snugly over thehead to form the crown of the assembled head dress, and a pair of generally elongated streamer portions at least approximately twice as long as said headpocket portion extending therefrom, ada ted to surround said head pocket portion to orm the rim of the assembled headdress when in use; the shape of the head dress, when mounted upon the head of the wearer, being maintained by the contour of the head of the wearer.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto "set niy hand this 30th day of January, 1931.

' HARRY M. LIPPER.

to surround the lower periphery of the head- I pocket portion to form the rim of the assembled head dress; the shape of the head dress, when mounted upon the head of the wearer. being maintained by the contour. of the head of the wearer. a

2. A head gear comprising a generally elongated body formed of transversely elastic knitted fabric, including a head-pocket portion and a streamer portion .at least ap-- proximately twice as long as the head-pocket portion. said head-pocket portion being adapted to form the crown of the assembled head dress and said streamer portion being adapted to surround the lower periphery of said head-pocket portion to form'the rim of the asembled' head dress.

3. A head gear formed of generally limp and elastic knitted fabric, including a headpocket portion adapted to fit snugly over the head of the wearer to form the crown of the assembled head dress and a pair of generally elongated streamer portions at least approximat'ely twice as long as the head-pocket portion and extending'from an end thereof. adapted to surround the lower periphery of the. head-pocket portion to form the rim of the assembled headdress; the shape of the bead dress, when mounted upon the head of the wearer, being maintained by the contour of the head of the wearer. F

4. A head gear comprising a generally i i elongated body formed of transversely elastic knitted fabric, including a head-pocket portion and a pair of streamer portions at east approximately twice as long as the head-pocket pin-tion, said head-pocket portiofi being adapted to form the crown of the bled head dress and said streamer portions being adapted-to surround the lower 

